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Report on carbon reductions in new non-domestic buildings

Author-UK Green Building Council

The Climate Change Bill of 2007 sets challenging targets for carbon reductions across the UK. Clearly, buildings would need to deliver significant reductions as part of this overall target. The publication of the Code for Sustainable Homes set out targets to achieve radical emissions reductions from new homes. This project was commissioned and run by the UK GBC to add to the understanding of whether similar targets in the non-domestic sector can be set and achieved and on what timescale...

What does green really cost?

Author - Peter Morris
Published - PREA Quarterly, Summer 2007

The most common reason cited in studies for not incorporating green elements into building designs is the increase in first cost. People who are green averse are happy to relate anecdotes of premiums in excess of 30% to make their buildings green...

Stern review report on the economics of climate change

Executive summary

The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious
global risks, and it demands an urgent global response. This independent Review was commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, reporting to both the Chancellor and to the Prime Minister, as a contribution to assessing the evidence and building understanding of the economics of climate change...

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The Green Premium Myth~ A case study of the financial implication of green design on shareholder value

Author- Sherman Indhul , Director
Published- Metalabs (Pty)Ltd

Property development and investment has in the past always been analysed in terms of the capital expenditure required for the development of the asset. Viability of a project is generally based on the replacement value of the development. The operating costs are generally ignored when analysing the viability of projects. This results in projects being designed to minimise capital expenditure to the detriment of the Whole Life Cycle Cost (WLCC) of the project......

Why and how buildings should be included in Emissions Trading Schemes

Source- Lend Lease Corporation, Lincolne Scott and
Advanced Environmental
July 2008

This Paper describes in detail a mechanism and a methodology for including the building sector in an Emissions Trading Scheme: through an integrated Emissions and Efficiency Trading Scheme (EETS).
The main benefit of such a scheme is that by being integrated, rather than complementary to an Emissions Trading Scheme, an Emissions and Efficiency Trading Scheme (the Scheme) will put the same value on greenhouse gas emissions avoided through energy efficiency gains as it does on greenhouse gas emissions not emitted due to a change in energy generation.

G8 Climate Scorecards 2008

World Wildlife Fund
Published: July 7, 2008

In advance of the G8 summit July 7-9 in Japan, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released its 2008 report on the G8 countries' progress in addressing climate change......

The Dollars and Sense of Green Building Retrofits

Source: Deloitte
Author: Deloitte & Charles Lockwood

A growing number of companies are implementing green retrofits of their buildings to save money, improve productivity,
lower absenteeism and healthcare costs, strengthen employee attraction and retention, and improve their corporate sustainability reports and brand equity â€“ all at a relatively modest cost. However, timing is important for companies seeking to use green retrofits as a point of competitive differentiation. The earlier a company performs a green retrofit, the more differentiation it stands to gain, as we believe that the increasing interest in green building among businesses and lawmakers will soon make green construction practices mainstream........

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The Second Plank~ Building a Low Carbon Economy with Energy Efficient Buildings

Source: Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC).
September 08

ASBEC has commissioned independent research into the relationships between buildings and climate change. It recently prepared a report into opportunities for achieving a low carbon economy by improving the energy efficiency of buildings.